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11. Electromotive force, electrifying force or voltage gradient. Dielectric field intensity and dielectric density. Specific capacity or permittivity. Velocity of propagation.
12. Tabulation of corresponding terms of magnetic and of dielectric field. Tabulation of analogous terms of magnetic, dielectric, and electric circuit.
Lecture III. — Single-Energy Transients in Continuous-current Circuits
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13. Single-energy transient represents increase or decrease of energy. Magnetic transients of low- and medium-voltage circuits. Single-energy and double-energy transients of capacity. Discussion of the transients of , , , of inductive circuit. Exponential equation. Duration of the transient, time constant. Numerical values of transient of intensity 1 and duration 1. The three forms of the equation of the magnetic transient. Simplification by choosing the starting moment as zero of time.
14. Instance of the magnetic transient of a motor field. Calculation of its duration.
15. Effect of the insertion of resistance on voltage and duration of the magnetic transient. The opening of inductive circuit. The effect of the opening arc at the switch.
16. The magnetic transient of closing an inductive circuit. General method of separation of transient and of permanent terms during the transition period.
Lecture IV. — Single-Energy Transients of Alternating-current Circuits
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17. Separation of current into permanent and transient component. Condition of maximum and of zero transient. The starting of an alternating current; dependence of the transient on the phase; maximum and zero value.
18. The starting transient of the balanced three-phase system. Relation between the transients of the three phases. Starting transient of three-phase magnetic field, and its construction. The oscillatory start of the rotating field. Its independence of the phase at the moment of start. Maximum value of rotating-field transient, and its industrial bearing.
19. Momentary short-circuit current of synchronous alternator, and current rush in its field circuit. Relation between voltage, load, magnetic field flux, armature reaction, self-inductive reactance, and synchronous reactance of alternator. Ratio of momentary to permanent short-cicurit current.
20. The magnetic field transient at short circuit of alternator. Its effect on the armature currents, and on the field current. Numerical relation between the transients of magnetic flux, armature currents, armature reaction, and field current. The starting transient of the armature currents. The transient full-frequency pulsation of the